Birth Certificate

Civil Registration Records are maintained by Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

It can be applied both through walk-in and website.

Note: It the request is done through conventional postal service system or through e-mail, the certification shall be sent to the requesting party through conventional postal service system.

Information to be provided for the issuance of Birth Certificate:

1.     Complete name of the child (first, middle, last)
2.     Complete name of the father
3.     Complete maiden name of the mother
4.     Date of birth (month, day, year)
5.     Place of birth (city/municipality, province)
6.     Whether or not registered late. (If registered late, please state the year when it was registered.
7.     Complete name and address of the requesting party
8.     Relationship to the child
9.     Number of copies needed
10.     Purpose of the certification

NOTE: ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATION OF BIRTH IS SUBJECT TO THE CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSE OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE CHILD AND YOUTH WELFARE CODE WHICH PROVIDES:

Art. 7. Nondisclosure of birth records. The records of a person's birth shall be kept strictly confidential and no information relating thereto shall be issued except on the request of any of the following:

1. The person himself, or any person authorized by him;
2. His spouse, his parent or parents, his direct descendants, or the guardian or institution legally incharge of him, if he is a minor;
3. The court or proper public official whenever absolutely necessary in administrative, judicial or other official proceedings to determine the identity of the child's parents or other circumstances surrounding his birth; and
4. In case of the person's death, the nearest of kin.